Lasionycta impingens curta (Morrison)

Crabo, Lars & Lafontaine, Donald, 2009, A Revision of Lasionycta Aurivillius (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) for North America and notes on Eurasian species, with descriptions of 17 new species, 6 new subspecies, a new genus, and two new species of Tricholita Grote, ZooKeys 30 (30), pp. 1-156 : 95

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.3897/zookeys.30.308
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:C26E1A82-0DD4-48EF-865C-9D8AA788B739
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3790162
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scientific name	Lasionycta impingens curta (Morrison)
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Lasionycta impingens curta (Morrison) View in CoL

Figs 104, 105, 184, 239. Map 21

Mamestra curta Morrison, 1875a: 96 .

Orthosia perpura Morrison, 1875b: 66 .

Anarta nivaria Grote, 1876: 107 .

Subspecies curta is found in the Rocky Mountains from southern Montana to Colorado. It has a light gray forewing with prominent yellow or orange tinting, a dark postmedial line, and dark shading preceding the subterminal line. The dorsal hindwing marginal band contains lighter scales and appears patchy. This subspecies is larger than L. i. impingens View in CoL (expanse 27–32 mm).